Return of the Skycats
- Details Published on Monday, 06 February 2012 19:36 Harald Hagen Hits: 378
Scandinavian Airshow's "Catwalk" with his wing-walking "Skycats" were one of the largest crowd pleasers during Sola Airshow 2007. We are proud to welcome the cats back to our show in 2012. The skycats will entertain us with good old "barnstorming", doing gymnastics on the wings and on top of the aircraft while the aircraft itself is flying an aerobatic routine. When they are not flying, the skycats will entertain our younger spectators.
Some strategic figures for the Catwalk aircraft.
GRUMMAN G-164A Ag-Cat "CATWALK" SE-KXR
Built: Gulfstream American Corporation Savannah, GA, USA
Year of manufacture: 1973
Modified: 1992 to wing walking airplane in Texas USA.
Renovated: 2004 recovered wings and repainted to CATWALK
Passengers: 2
Empty weight: 1395 kg
Max take off weight: 1990 kg
Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B
HP: 450 hp
Propellers: Hamilton Standard
Max speed (Vne) 222 km/h
Wingspan: 10, 0 m
Length: 7,11 m
Height: 3,27 m
Read more about the skycats on the Scandinavian Airshow home page and check out some of their videos on YouTube.
